Windshield



A. B. BEITMAN Nov. 22, I927.

WINDSHIELD Filed Aug. 11, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet l "nun IIII'II I .ll llll\l llllll llllllllll gmentoa Nov. 22, 1927. v 1,649,799

I A. B. BEITMAN WINDSHIELD Filed Aug. 11, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Zlwuentoz jZ' @MW.M@M

Patented Nov. 22, 1927.

.ALBERT :IBi Banana-N, on C EVE A D ,nnrsn'rs, o-HIo.

,wmnssmm gapplication nled nugust11,1926. Serial 1T0. 128,576.

This invention relates to improvements in windshields'for motor vehicles and thelike, andits primary purpose is the PI'OClUGUOII Ofdevice of this class that will aiford the greatest possible range of ventilation and the I110S'l3 advantageous and desirable distribution 1 of the air which enters the vehicle, 1 detlecting it so asato protect the occupants from direct drafts.

adjustment toward and from the windshield frame lat both top and bottonrso =tliat theit sash maybe spaced from {theiframe throughout its entire peripherythereby to provide ventilation all the Way around the windshield, or the lsash may be tilted outwardly at thetop only, or atlthe bottom only, so as to allow the admission of air ateitherof these places. In allcases the entering airis deflected from astraiglit-inward course by the fact that the edge o'f the windshield sash overlies, so to spealntora considerable extent the edge portion of the windshield 'frarn'e:

Other objects ofrtheinvention areto provide a relatively simple and inexpensive construction having the abovefcharaoteris tics and that is easy and convenient .of: ma-

nipulation and which, when in, closed position, will effectively exclude wind, rain, etc. Further objects will appear asluproc'eed accompanyingldraiving which shows one em- ,bodiment of the inventionand wherein'Fig.

1 isrya vertical; section from :front torear through the forward portion ofanenclosed vehicle body incorporatingrthe invention; .h1g.2 s a fragmentary, SBCtlQIlEll; plan ofgthe saine; Figs. 3;and 4 are:vertical sectional details through i the connections between-the ends of the windshield sash and fra 1ne;and

Fig. 5 is a detail of the connectionsbetween one of r the vad ust1ng screws and the ,sash and r frame.

surrounds the windshield opening, is designated 1. This frame joinsthe top Qat, its

upper edge, corner posts one of which is tindicatedat 3 in Fig.-2 at its lateral edges, while the cowl 4ge' rtends forwardlyfrom its lower, edge. Ext ending along the lower side of the frame 1, inside the vehicle body, is an air defleotoror so-called. ventilator 5 whose =upper-edge projects forwardly over 'CllQxbOlk tom meinber of the frame 1 while its. lower portion is extended forwardly beneath the cowl 4. thereby to provide an air *pas'sageb through which a part of the air ;entering about the lower edge of v the windshield sash when :the latter is spaced forward-ly from the iframe '1 is directed beneath the cowl 4 in a Well known inahner. (T70 -this end I "provide a construction wherein the windshield sash 1s capableof an Illhe windshield sash -is designated generally byrthe reference numeral 10 and itfis comprised ofia pane ll of glass-or other transparent material that is' bound about 1 its edges by a molding 12,-ih accordance with common windshield practice. 'wTrunnioned within suitable:fittings 15*that are set Within the top and bottom imembersof'the drame 1 at about the transversecenter oi the windshield areblocks 16 (Figs. 1 and 5) through which adjusting screws l7 areithreaded -The rear ends of these screws are provided with operatinghandles oipcranks l8while their 1.

ct'orward ends (are iswiveled inaheads-l9 that are trunnloned 1111 qfittingsv 20,, set within the itop and bottom rails of the sash 10. 'Itwill be seen that, by turning these screws, the top and bottoiniedges of the saslrlO. maybe adjusted. towardand ifrom *the corresponding rinembers ofitlietxframe 1 audit follows drom Ythisithat; the :sash, may, bemovedzbodily out-- swaixdlyz. so that. its 7 entireuperiphery 1 isispaced todescribe the invention by reference to the so asto adm-itairiat ofneio'f these places and pt-event i ssientrance at the other. Then in closed position the sash 10 is "drawn-firmly back agalnst a cushion 2910f ru bber or -similar mater al? that surrounds, the ,outer side i r of themframe 1. rTherdesign andspliability .The front frame oithe vehiclebody, which sash 1 0 in its movements I provide; means \VhlClL w ll now be described. Pivotally ,con-

nected to each of the lower cornersof the I sash 10 is a bar 25 (2F Q and '4c) :which is guided in a lateral direction betweenthe side ,inoreairinay beadmitte'd at thebottom than at tl'ietop,and,vice versa, or the sash may be adjusted outwardly onlytopor, bottom walls of a casing 26 that is set into the adjacent side member of the frame 1, and the upper and lower edges of said bar, ride on rollers 27 and, 28, respectively, that j are 5 mounted within the casing 26. By reason of the fact that the upper roller 271s spaced rearwardly flour-the vertical plane of the lower roller 28, the bar 25 is permitted to rock upwardly at its outer end but "is pre vented from dropping below a substantially horizontal position. Thus these bars form a support for the sash 10 and, at the same time allow. it to swing outwardly and upwardly at its lower edge as is necessary in 5 cases where the sash is opened only atthe bottom. The bars terminate at their inner ends in heads 29 whichprevent withdrawalof the bars from the casings 26 in a forward direction. Pivotally connected to the upper corners-of the sash are slotted links 30.Whlh are guided through casings 31 that are set within the side members of the framel, Each casing carries apin 32 thatextends through theslot in thelink 80. lVhileI have herein described the present embodiment of the invention, in detail, I wish to be understood as not. limiting myself to these structural details further than isrequired by the terms of the appended claims. 1 j L 5 Having. thus described my invention, whatI claim is a 3 r a a f A 1. In combination, a windshield frame, a windshield sash, and me'ans. movably supportingsaid sash in operative relation to the frame so that the sashis capable of an independent adjustment toward and from the frame at opposite sides thereof. a 1

0 2.-Incombination, a windshield frame, a windshield sash, and means movably supporting said sash in operative relation to the frame so thatthe sash is capable of. a independent adjutment toward andfrom the frame at top and bottom.

In combination, a windshield frame, a windshield sash, means movably supporting 'saidsash in operative relation to the frame so the correspondingmembers of the frame,

andindividual means for holding each edge of the sash in various adjusted positions independently of the holding means of the other edge.

. 5. Incombination, a windshield frame, a windshield sash, means movably supporting said sash inoperative relation to the frame so that the sash is capable of an adjustment toward and from the frame at opposite edges with said edges substantially parallel with the corresponding members of the frame," and. individual mechanism for so adjusting each edge of the sash and for holding it in various adjusted positions independently of the adjusting and holding mechanism of the other edge. a j

6. 'In combination, a windshield frame, a cushionofpliable material extending about said frame, a windshield sash of larger area than the opening in said frame and adapted,

when in closed position, to rest with its peripheral portion against, said cushion, and means movably supporting said sash in operative relatlon to the frame so that the sash is capable ,of independent adjustment.

,toward and from the frameat topiand bot- 'Z..In combination, awindshield frame,

members disposed on opposite sides. of said frame and movable transversely; of the plane thereof, and a windshield sashpivotally conill) nected at opposite. sides to saidmembers wherebyone of saidlmembers maybe moved independently of the other member l to adjust the adjacent side of the sash. P

tor extending over the top and along the rear side of the bottom men'iber of said frame, windshield sash iuovablysupported in operative relation to and forwardly of the frame, and means for adjusting the sash to ward and from the. frame throughout its periphery. a

-10. In combination with the windshield frame of a vehicle body, members supported for oscillationbythe top and "bottom mem- Ill) bers of the frame,adjustingscrews threaded through said members, a windshield sash, and members supported forosoillation by the sash adjacent the top and bottom edges thereof and within which the ends of said adjusting screws are swiveled; whereby the sash may be adjusted towardand from the frame at top or bottom or both. a

11. In combination with the windshield frame of a vehicle body,members supported adjacentthe lower corners ofsaidframe for movement transversely ofthe pllane of the frame, said members being capa le of a lifting movement at their outer ends but infor oscillation by the upper and lower mem bers of the windshield frame, adjusting screws threaded through said members, and

pivotal connections between the outer ends of said screws and the upper and lower edge portions of the sash.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aifix my signature.

ALBERT B. BEITMAN. 

